Dear Colleagues,
Our next FLC meeting will be this Monday, 11/13.
Matt and I met to discuss how we might move forward. Based on the FLC discussions we’ve had so far, Matt and I would like to propose that we establish subgroups which could develop specific proposals in the following areas:
1. Civic Agency on Climate Change. Developing a course or courses that will help empower students, particularly those beginning at UMBC, by providing them with opportunities to take action on mitigating climate change, on-campus or off-campus. With this base of activism, students can be directed towards complementary disciplines where they can pursue their interests with greater levels of specialization.
2. Events. Considering how a teach-in can be designed to have a significant effect on campus, and improving the abilities of students and faculty to benefit from on-campus speakers who address climate change issues. For a speaker series, planning will involve working with existing speaker series (e.g., Humanities and Social Science forums, departmental seminars, CUERE seminars, sustainability speakers), to avoid creating further competition for faculty or student attention.
3. Resilience Research. Expanding opportunities for students to be engaged in ongoing UMBC resilience research, on campus and with local communities.
In our meeting, we would like your thoughts about these proposed emphases, and suggestions for additional ones. We would also like to hear which effort(s) each of you would most like to join.
We would also like to hear if you have any other items you would like to add to this meeting's agenda.
Roy
Our next FLC meeting will be this Monday, 11/13.
Matt and I met to discuss how we might move forward. Based on the FLC discussions we’ve had so far, Matt and I would like to propose that we establish subgroups which could develop specific proposals in the following areas:
1. Civic Agency on Climate Change. Developing a course or courses that will help empower students, particularly those beginning at UMBC, by providing them with opportunities to take action on mitigating climate change, on-campus or off-campus. With this base of activism, students can be directed towards complementary disciplines where they can pursue their interests with greater levels of specialization.
2. Events. Considering how a teach-in can be designed to have a significant effect on campus, and improving the abilities of students and faculty to benefit from on-campus speakers who address climate change issues. For a speaker series, planning will involve working with existing speaker series (e.g., Humanities and Social Science forums, departmental seminars, CUERE seminars, sustainability speakers), to avoid creating further competition for faculty or student attention.
3. Resilience Research. Expanding opportunities for students to be engaged in ongoing UMBC resilience research, on campus and with local communities.
In our meeting, we would like your thoughts about these proposed emphases, and suggestions for additional ones. We would also like to hear which effort(s) each of you would most like to join.
We would also like to hear if you have any other items you would like to add to this meeting's agenda.
Roy